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NIP and laid back position

BF's DD is now 3.5 weeks old. Breastfeeding is going great although she has OALD. They've compensated for it by establishing themselves with the laid back position. I'm SO proud of them!!

The problem she's encountering now is that the position doesn't exactly lend itself to NIP. Like most first time Mom's she'd like to be discreet and know that she's not flashing anyone. She's trying to get her to take to the cross-over hold but it's slow going. Has anyone NIP successfully with the laid back position? Or is learning a new position the only way to go? She's got a little cabin fever and really needs out. Although she can pump and give a bottle, it gives baby terrible gas so breast would be preferable.

Re: NIP and laid back position

This was a bit of a challenge for me too. I was able to nurse in a cross-hold in public, but I used a cover bc Joe would pop off every five seconds because the flow was too fast. (I'd put cloth diapers all around him to absorb the mess!) Tiring. It got better shortly, though, as he grew into the fast flow. So it was only awkward for a month or six weeks or so.

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Mom to baby boy Joe, born 5/4/09 and breastfed for more than two and a half years, and baby girl Maggie, born 7/9/12.

Re: NIP and laid back position

Yeah, I was thinking that time would be the best healer in this situation. Her poor babe gets sprayed and soaked at most feedings.

Once my girls and I are over our colds, I've invited her to my home. Not exactly 'public' nursing, but away from home is a good step. Lord knows I've nursed in front of her enough times that she knows we're a nursing friendly house.

I just can't figure out how the laid back position would lend itself to NIP. I never used that position so I'm out of my element on this one.

Re: NIP and laid back position

I never had issues with it, but most of the time I had DD in the moby, which meant I could nurse in any position and be fairly discrete. Of course, all concept of discretion went out the window for me the minute DS was born. The moby actually meant I was much more discrete with DD than DS.

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